COAST: Clyde Regulating Order – rejected – SIFT response

The majority of Clyde marine stakeholders including creelers, sea anglers, commercial and recreational divers, boat trip and accommodation providers, not to mention wildlife operators and eNGOs are dismayed that the Scottish Government has rejected SIFT’s proposed Regulating Order (RO) for Clyde shell fisheries. This would have given local fishermen and other stakeholders a real say in fisheries management and given the Clyde a chance to recover from years of over-exploitation. Could it be that the Scottish Government is not prepared to stand up to the Clyde prawn lobby? We are seeking an urgent meeting with Marine Scotland and the new Cab. Sec. for fisheries, Fergus Ewing to ask him what he now intends to do to recover a balanced fishery in the Clyde. Read SIFT’s response here.’